Every time I see someone that brings up the Apple-Samsung verdict I know they don't what what that suite was about. It wasn't about patents; it was about design patents. A design patent is to protect ideas outside of what is covered by trade dress and is a distinctly different idea than a patent.
Yes it's a terrible name. Yes it's easy to get confused. Just never use Samsung/Apple when talking about patents you'll be fine.
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This is REALLY important. Juries were getting snowed. Look at the Apple-Samsung verdict.
Every time I see someone that brings up the Apple-Samsung verdict I know they don't what what that suite was about. It wasn't about patents; it was about design patents. A design patent is to protect ideas outside of what is covered by trade dress and is a distinctly different idea than a patent.
Yes it's a terrible name. Yes it's easy to get confused. Just never use Samsung/Apple when talking about patents you'll be fine.
The Apple-Samsung verdict was about design patents AND utility patents (United States Patent Nos. 7,469,381, 7,844,915, and 7,864,163).